"It has been the kind of week that could have Jason Richardson looking for gray whiskers on his chin.

Richardson, 29, has felt like an old man this week after hitting the 12,000-point milestone and being reminded that this is the 10th anniversary of his Michigan State championship team.

But he feels young while playing and looks young, too. When he arrived in December 2008 to replace Raja Bell, Richardson figured to give the Suns an injection of scoring and athleticism at the shooting guard spot but nobody, including Richardson, thought he would be a 20-point scorer again amid a star-studded cast. He has averaged about 16 points in 123 games with the Suns but turned it up lately, taking a 20.3 scoring average over the past 12 games entering Friday night's game against Utah. He had made multiple 3-pointers in each of those games, hitting 36 of 67 3-pointers during that stretch.

"That's not a big goal or big concern of mine because we have so many weapons," Richardson said. "If I get 20 points, oh, well, that's good. I guess we'll probably be winning the game if I do.""