Danny Mullen says he's loving every minute of life at Saints after getting off the mark on Saturday's win over Queen of the South.
The 22 year-old joined the club in December on an emergency loan from Livingston before signing permanently in January.
With the team in top form over the last few months and a niggling injury playing a part, the forward has had to be patient in his pursuit of first team starts.
But he's made his mark after starting the last two matches - picking up man of the match for his performance against Dunfermline before scoring his first goal in black and white stripes in Saturday's 3-1 win.
I'm delighted," he told stmirren.com.
"It's great to get the chance to play in the team two weeks running. I'm enjoying every minute I've been playing and hopefully it can continue.
"It meant everything to score. It's always good to get your first goal and it's been a long time coming. It's here now and hopefully I can get many more.
"Morgy did excellent just before it and laid it on a plate. I took it first time because the keeper wasn't set and thankfully it went past him.
"It's good that I've no injury problems now and hopefully it can continue like that."
Just eight matches remain for The Buddies until the end of the season with Saturday's result helping Saints open up a 12 point gap at the top of the Ladbrokes Championship.
Mullen says the team knows what is in sight and there's real excitement around as they try to secure a return to the Premiership.
We've got targets from now until the end of the season and the quicker we can get the points on the board the better. It was a well fought three points.
"Like I say I'm loving every minute that I'm playing for the club. When I first came in all the boys were great with me and now I feel like I've been here a long time.
"We just can't wait for the next game that comes up. There's a good buzz about the place just now."
