Sorry I typed that first reply on my phone.
The way the knock sensor was wired to the car when I dug into it was, the white wire that runs through the firewall with the other wires on the harness, was stripped a little bit in one spot and a new wire was twisted on to that. From the stripped spot they ran the new wire through a new hole in the firewall and stripped the white knock sensor wire a little past the pin #27 and twisted the new wire there.
So instead of just cutting the stock white wire and re-wiring the new wire directly to pin 27 from the knock sensor, they just twisted on new wire on old wire. Ended up causing false check engine lights.
I finished up around 5pm last night and drove it for a few miles to get food and the CEL came back on. Cursed the car, then ate and left with the CEL still on for a few more miles and magically it shut off. Hasn't been on since last night.
Drove a lot today and nothing popped up. Yay!