Jason Richardson was cleared to return to practice on Monday.  He underwent surgery on his left knee on August 22nd.

``I'm sure that he'll be very rusty, and it'll take a while to get (back), but a week should be all he'll need,'' Don Nelson said. ``I think we have eight or nine days. Perfect timing.''

Monta Ellis and Dajuan Wagner have been filling in for Richardson at the shooting guard slot.

``It means we're getting one of our best players back,'' Nelson said. ``A lot of stuff I put in, I put in for (Richardson), so hopefully he'll be able to run it better than the other guys.''