Callum Davidson has reiterated that Max Kucheriavyi is in his first team plans.
And the Perth boss says the 20-year-old has been unlucky not to start a couple of Premiership matches this season.
Davidson, preparing his side to welcome Ross County on Saturday afternoon, is continuing to like what he sees behind the scenes.
“Max has been really unlucky that he has not started a couple of games,” Davidson said.
“In training he has been great and in bounce matches he has been fantastic. Once he gets into the team, he will be very hard to take out.
“When he came in two years ago he was just a young lad and miles away from the first team.
“But I see how hard he works. He listens and does the right things. I see him as a first team player.”
Saints are attempting to piece together back-to-back wins when Ross County come calling tomorrow.
“They have some really good attacking players in the wide areas,” Davidson warned.
“We are in for a game where they will be a threat on the counter attack.
“We will need to deal with one versus one situations over the pitch. If we can do that well, hopefully we can exploit them.
“I think it won’t be too different of a Ross County team from last season. We need to make sure we shut the door, don’t give them opportunities to get at us and play at a good tempo.
"When you do that the home fans are fantastic, like they were against St Mirren.”
