The youngster, who moved to Bramall Lane from Scunthorpe last summer, is hoping to finish a disappointing season as strongly as possible.
He believes the arrival of Kevin Blackwell as manager, replacing the disasterous Bryan Robson, last month has been a key part of his resurgence.
"The gaffer has shown a lot of faith. He threw me straight in when he arrived and has stuck with me - hopefully I can go on a run and get a few more goals," he said.
"I've had two good seasons where I've scored a lot of goals. I struggled a bit this season, but hopefully now we can finish strongly and build for next season.
"I wasn't getting in the right positions earlier in the season, but a couple of goals have arrived and it would be nice to claim a few more.
'The gaffer has made me work harder and is pushing me to get better and better. He's driven everyone on."