Shaun Want reckons his loan stint at Peterhead has made him more robust - and now he is ready to become a regular again at Hamilton Accies.
The defender had a torrid time with injuries in the first half of last season and sealed a January switch to Balmoor to get games under his belt after being kept out of the side by the likes of Dan O'Reilly and Mihai Popescu.
Now back at New Douglas Park for pre-season, the 25-year-old says his spell with Jim McInally's men in League One has paid dividends.