3 years agoPhoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul returned from a 15-game absence for Thursday's win over the Nuggets and immediately got back into the double-double column with 17 points and 13 assists across 30 minutes of action. While Paul, the league's leading assist man at 10.7 per game, was expected to have his minutes monitored, he wound up playing essentially his regular workload, a boon for his fantasy value. Cameron Payne, who had started at the point in Paul's absence, was limited to just 18 minutes off the bench and no longer carries season-long appeal with Paul on the floor. Six of Phoenix's final eight games feature teams currently in the playoff picture, with Paul likely needing a decent minutes share to ramp-up for postseason action.--Jesse Borek
Source: ESPN