Thumbs Up: Chris Paul nearing return to Phoenix Suns

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images“Oh we do need that,” Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker said of getting Chris Paul back, “Especially when it comes down to the come down.”

The Phoenix Suns can get through the regular season just fine without Chris Paul leading the charge, thanks in part to the huge lead he helped them stake before the All-Star break, but by playoff time everyone knows they need their fringe MVP point guard back at the helm to reach their ultimate goal of winning a championship.

Paul went down in the second half of their final pre-All-Star game with an avulsion fracture in his thumb, an injury that generally takes 6-8 weeks to heal. That puts a return just…