Wilson said: "Everyone says that at this stage of the season, that they have their flip-flops and swimming trunks on. That's not the case.
"We are safe in the league with nothing to play for in those terms, but as a player I wanted to win every game and it was a test from my point of view, that's how they should look at it.
"We've Forest to come, a great big team, and Walsall who pipped us by a point last season, so there are things to play for."