Although he is sort of in no-man's land - in the Highlanders but, at the same time, not in the Highlanders.
Wilson (26) is one of a about a dozen players who have been left behind while the Highlanders go about their business in South Africa, preparing to take on the Lions in Johannesburg over the weekend.
Wilson said the players back in Dunedin kept training and working hard.
"We had a session with Buxton [Popoali'i] earlier and he kept us working on our fitness. Getting a bit of a top-up,'' he said.
"We've done a lot of hard work this season but you've got to keep your body fit after all the hard work. And he makes it fun. It is not too serious.''
Sanzaar limited the numbers of players travelling to South Africa for the semifinals to 25.
Wilson said naturally everyone wanted to be in the squad but that was not possible.
"There are so many guys who want to get in the team but only so many people can be on tour. Every team is the same. So you just keep an eye on what is going. Have your finger on the pulse with all that is going on with the team and what is going on overseas.''
Wilson said the players who were left behind helped the team when they returned from overseas.
"When they come back you want to get in behind them and help them out. They can be pretty knackered after such a long trip. So we can lift them up with what we are doing.''
Wilson, a winger, has some hot competition in his position with All Black Waisake Naholo and Fijian international Patrick Osborne starting most games. Matt Faddes has also played on the wing along with Ryan Tongia.
"It is hard. You're up against some of the best players in their position in the world. But all it can take is one injury. Wise [Waisake Naholo] went down at the start of the season and everyone knows how [Matt] Faddes has gone.
"Look at James Lentjes last year. He was outside the squad at the start of the year and he got to play in all the finals series.
"Everyone has got their finger on the pulse and ready to go. I look at the forwards and they have such depth there. Guys seem to be playing well, doing the job and then they have a rest.''
Highlanders high performance development coach Jon Preston also stayed behind when the team went overseas and guided training.
Wilson said if players had the option of picking the team everyone would make the squad but that is why they were players and not coaches.
Most players who did not play for the side in the weekends ended up playing club rugby.
Wilson turned out for Green Island and played for a shadow Otago team last Sunday.
'I think I've played most weekends and played last week. You've got to keep turning the body over. But I've had like three or four seasons in a row so I've never had much of a pre-season.
"This week I think I've got off so it will be good to have a rest. My girlfriend thinks that, anyway.''
Wilson said the players had not yet come up with a plan about watching the semifinal against the Lions this weekend.
"But that's no surprise. We're rugby players. It's like herding cats to get us organised.''
Wilson was contracted to Otago for this season and did not know what the future was after that. He had played in England and South Africa so may head overseas again.
He counts as a foreign player now in Super rugby because he has played sevens for England.
"A lot of players are foreigners now and not many people know that they are.
"But I'm pretty easy. I'll just take it as it comes. I'd like to hang around but but if that doesn't work out then I'll just see where I go.''
