Winger to return at Wright time for Saints

St Johnstone manager Craig Levein is confident Drey Wright will hit the ground running and give his team a new dimension during the Premiership survival battle.

The former Hibs winger has not yet kicked a ball since Levein took over from Steven MacLean.

But, after six months out, he’s getting very close to a comeback.

And the Perth boss believes last season’s player of the year will be able to make an instant impact on his relegation-threatened team and bring a skillset Saints have been lacking.

“Drey is looking good,” said Levein.

“The fact he’s had the injury before and he’s an experienced player, even when they’ve been out for a long period of time they know what it’s all about when they come back in.

“Once Drey is at the fitness level required, I won’t have any hesitation in throwing him in.

“At that age you know when you’re fit and when you’re not fit. And you know how far you can push it during a game.

“I don’t expect any issues about waiting for him to hit form or anything like that. He’ll get straight back into it.

“We don’t have another player like Drey in the squad.

“Even though we’ve only got five games left I’d like to see us get better at creating chances.

“Getting Drey back will give us something different in that regard.”

Meanwhile, St Johnstone’s road map to Premiership survival has been released. The fixtures are: Hibs (H) – Saturday April 27; Aberdeen (A) – Saturday May 4; Livingston (A) – Saturday May 11; Ross County (H) – Wednesday May 15; Motherwell (A) – Sunday May 19.