Explanation:
MO configuration of \(\mathrm{NO}^{+}\)is
\[\begin{array}{l}
{\rm{\sigma 1}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,}}\mathop {\rm{\sigma }}\limits^{\rm{*}} {\rm{1}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\sigma 2}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,}}\mathop {\rm{\sigma }}\limits^{\rm{*}} {\rm{2}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\sigma 2p}}_{\rm{z}}^{\rm{2}}{\rm{,}}\\
{\rm{\pi 2p}}_{\rm{x}}^{\rm{2}} \approx {{\rm{\pi }}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{2p}}_{\rm{y}}^{\rm{2}}
\end{array}\]
and MO configuration of NO is
\[\begin{array}{l}
{\rm{\sigma 1}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,}}\mathop {\rm{\sigma }}\limits^{\rm{*}} {\rm{1}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\sigma 2}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,}}\mathop {\rm{\sigma }}\limits^{\rm{*}} {\rm{2}}\;{{\rm{s}}^{\rm{2}}}{\rm{,\sigma 2p}}_{\rm{z}}^{\rm{2}}{\rm{,\pi 2p}}_{\rm{x}}^{\rm{2}}\\
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \approx {\rm{\pi 2p}}_{\rm{y}}^{\rm{2}}{\rm{,*\pi 2p}}_{\rm{x}}^{\rm{1}}{\rm{ }}
\end{array}\]
Hence, electron is added to \(\mathop {\rm{\pi }}\limits^ * \)-orbital.