Australia, fresh off a six-point win in San Salvador a week ago, have headed to Mendoza chasing rare back-to-back wins in Argentina in Mendoza on Sunday morning (AEST).
No.8 Wilson was rotated out of the side that won 27-21 but is back in the fray and will lead the Wallabies, on a four-game winning streak, in their final Test before returning to face world champions South Africa in Perth later this month.
Rob Valetini starred in Wilson's position last week, while No.7 Fraser McReight was adjudged best on ground and Tom Hooper showed guile and power as the other starting flanker.
Coach Les Kiss has opted not to risk Hooper's troublesome shoulder in Mendoza - he should be fit to face the Springboks - while Charlie Cale has beaten Carlo Tizzano to a bench spot.
Kiss has moved his magnets around in three wins as Test coach, keen to test combinations in a backrow that offers a bit of everything and has left even the captain in the selection crosshairs.
Across 41 Tests, workhorse Wilson has shown glimpses of the razzle-dazzle rugby he produces at the domestic level for the Queensland Reds.
But he told AAP that's often not the best approach in a Test match.
"Yes and no," Wilson said when asked if he still had another gear to reach at the highest level.
"There's finer margins than Super Rugby and the risk-reward ... you have to think about a lot more.
"There is a lot of room for improvement in my game and I'm always wanting to get better and back myself in those situations.
"But I'm very aware that one bad decision can turn a Test match, so you have to make sure it's the right thing for the team."
The Wallabies' 2024 return leg in Santa Fe - they led 20-3 after 30 minutes but lost 67-27 - is a prime example of that.
"It's still very vivid; that was a tough day," Wilson reflected of his second Test in charge.
"We're leaning into that experience and ... they've picked a big pack, will try and go through us and maul us, which is something you relish as a forward."
Kiss, a former Australian and Queensland rugby league winger, earned his stripes in union as a defence coach but has pushed an Aussie backyard footy-style offence as part of his identity as Wallabies coach.
"He's big on backing your skills and backing yourself, but never at the detriment of the team. That's something I'm always thinking about, and hope most of us are," Wilson told AAP.
"Especially us as forwards; we're a hardworking pack and if we're holding the ball for a lot of phases without throwing it away, we're going to hurt teams."
Kiss has left out last week's skipper, prop Allan Alaalatoa, as well as in-form hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Hunter Paisami, who has impressed at No.12 in Len Ikitau's absence.
Ikitau will return for the first time under Kiss, pairing with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii in the midfield while Taniela Tupou and Angus Bell will start in the front row and Filipo Daugunu will earn his first start of the year on the wing.
Unafraid to test the squad's depth from the outset, Wilson said Kiss has communicated his selections well with the players.
"When he tapped me on the shoulder I was completely fine with it," Wilson said.
"He's got a plan; all the boys have had a little rest and and I really hope it helps us, having everyone a little bit fresher than probably in the past.
"He explains why (you're not playing), and a little bit of the bigger picture, and everyone buys into that and ... we've been winning, rotating our squad and which is a great sign for us."
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