Richards closed Sunday's 129-107 loss to the Knicks with 16 points (7-9 FG, 2-2 FT) and four rebounds across 22 minutes.
Richards played just over a minute fewer than starting center Mark Williams, though that was largely a byproduct of the blowout. While Williams isn't likely to give up the starting role and should see the larger share of the center minutes more often than not, Richards has been receiving enough playing time of late to put himself in consideration for a pickup in 12-team leagues. Over his last six games, Richards is averaging 11.7 points (on 79.4 percent shooting from the field), 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 19.0 minutes.