Paterson didn't offer any clues to which way he's leaning to fill Hillary Clinton's seat, though he knocked down a rumor that Obama or people close to him have pushed the nomination of Caroline Kennedy.
"That actually didn't happen, though every name has been mentioned to me by someone," he said.
He added that he hasn't solicited Obama's opinion on the pick.
"An individual who had access [to Paterson] went to [Obama's aides] and said I wanted them to give me their choice," Paterson said. "I never sent this person to do that. I know who it is but I never sent the person to do that."
"There are a lot of people to in the middle now who want to, as the kids say, play high post - act like they're in the process," he reflected. "But they're not."
