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Philipflop
Main things I do are step downs, have been steadily increasing height on these, and I do them as part of my warmup for all squatting, push pressing, or deadlift sessions. I also got a slant board to do VMO squats. Also tib raise/calf raise supersets. Though not from KOTG specifically I also do my leg extensions more focussed on the vastus medialis now with my legs very close together and toes pointed inwards a bit. Alongside all of these any squatting movement I do I focus a lot more on controlling the eccentric portion.
Alongside these when I started I was stretching my quads every day, and foam rolling them when I could stand the pain. Now that pain has subsided mostly I stretch more infrequently, maybe 3 nights a week, but I stretch and foam roll my legs (focussing on quads) before squat and deadlift sessions.
For the first 2 months of knee rehab I only trained upper body with all my lower body work being focussed on rehab as well, which helped a lot.
I am really astounded by the improvement. Just walking down the stairs made me wince with pain and I was almost constantly on painkillers and now my knees are a bit creaky but mostly fine.