Wright expects Scougall to feature against Thistle

Easton apart, Wright is starting to see players return to fitness.

“This week has been pretty good in terms of injuries,” he said.

“Stefan Scougall came back and got on the pitch for 15 minutes at Dundee.

“He played 45 minutes for the under-20s on Monday as did Callum Hendry. The plan was always to play David Mcmillan for 30 minutes.

“Out of the three, Stefan will probably be the only one involved on Saturday. But the other two, depending how they come through Thursday (another under-20s match), should be involved for the last three games.

“Chris Kane and Blair Alston are still making progress but we know they won’t be back this season. Murray Davidson is still suspended.”

Tomorrow’s opponents, Partick Thistle, stopped a dreadful run of results against Hamilton Accies last weekend and could climb out of the bottom two if they win at Mcdiarmid Park.

“It was a great result for Partick,” said Wright.

“In my time in Scotland I have had a lot of respect for Alan (Archibald) and what he has done, especially last year.

“It’s been a difficult season for them in terms of injuries and it certainly has affected them.

“Their league position is a surprise but it reflects the league and how tight it is. It also reflects how brilliantly they did last year.”

Wright added: “We’re trying to win the game for different reasons. We want to bounce back from last week and finish seventh.”

Meanwhile, Wright revealed that departing keeper Alan Mannus will get one more chance to pull on a Saints shirt, but not until the last day of the season.

“Zander will play the next three games and I’m going to give Alan the last one,” he said.

“When Alan told me he was leaving, I was upfront and said what we were going to do. He is happy with the situation.”

Brian Easton is facing another operation.