Josh Richardson: Targeting return before All-Star break

Richardson is traveling with the Heat on their current four-game road trip that
began with a win Monday over the Timberwolves, but it doesn’t appear as though
he’s targeting a return for the next three contests. Instead, he’ll turn his
focus to resuming contact workouts within the next few days, and if all goes
well, he could be back on the court Feb. 13 against the Magic and/or Feb. 15
against the Rockets. Richardson has said that he’s no longer feeling pain his
sprained left foot — which has sidelined him for the last 14 games — but is
still having “some small [issues] with movement.” Once he’s healthy, Richardson
will vie for a starting role at shooting guard or small forward, which could
result in reduced minutes for incumbent starters Dion Waiters and Rodney
McGruder.