St Johnstone midfielder Simon Lappin admits every point is precious at this stage of the season.
So the 33-year-old was delighted to secure a share of the weekend spoils against Aberdeen courtesy of Liam Craig’s late penalty.
But now the target is three points from Wednesday night’s home clash with a Partick Thistle side who beat Saints 2-0 last week.
The Perth side have only won one of their last 12 matches in all competitions but they are well-placed for another top-six finish.
Lappin said: “With our recent form and Aberdeen chasing the title we will take that point, especially as we can do a lot better than our second-half performance.
“In a league as close as this one we were happy with a point.
“You don’t know just how important it will prove to be come the end of the season. And it could turn out to be a big point in a few weeks when we get to the split.
“We went back up to fourth and that just shows you how tight it is this season.
“Anybody on their day can beat anybody else. Results have shown that.
“People were going on about our bad run but that happens. You can have a bad spell but we had a good win over Motherwell last week.
“It was disappointing to lose to Thistle last Tuesday but we bounced back with another good point in Aberdeen.
“Now we are looking for the consistency we had before Christmas. We feel we are perfectly capable of getting back to that.”
Saints have finished in the top half of the table for four years running and Lappin hopes the knowledge gained during that spell can help his team.
“Within any dressing room experience is important,” the former Cardiff and Norwich player said. “We have a good mix of experience and youth here.
“The ones who have been over the course before take on a bit more responsibility and help the younger ones through it. That is the way football works.
“When I was younger I would look to the older lads. But the most important thing is working together as a group. We all know what’s required.
“It transpires that we are playing Partick twice within eight days.
“But we will just approach it the same way we did going to Aberdeen and the way we will go into every game between now and the end of the season, trying to put points on the board.”