WNBA: No 1 pick Paige Bueckers scores career-high 35 on return from injury

• Rookie can't prevent Phoenix securing 93-80 victory

• Bueckers had missed games with concussion and illness

Satou Sabally had 20 points and nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas added a double-double in her return and Phoenix Mercury weathered a career game from Paige Bueckers to beat the Dallas Wings 93-80 on Wednesday.

Rookie star Bueckers set season highs with 35 points and five three-pointers after missing the previous four games, three while in the concussion protocol and another because of illness. She added six rebounds and four assists.