Stan Van Gundy is hopeful that Jason Richardson (knee) will be able to return on Friday against the Lakers. "He was pretty close. Really, we were right up to the walkthrough at 4 o'clock before they made the decision. I would hope Friday night he'd be OK," Van Gundy said when discussing Richardson's status prior to Wednesday's game. Richardson will assume his starting role when he does return and has averaged 11.1 points and 1.3 treys on 43.2 percent shooting.