Having sounded an early warning on a potential relegation battle around Christmas, Wilder made his first moves in the transfer market as soon as the window opened at the beginning of January.
The upturn in Northampton's fortunes began after the signings of and as the hosts earned a 1-1 draw against Southend United which halted a run of defeats that was dragging them down the League Two table.
Four consecutive wins followed which have seen Wilder nomimated for the Manager of the Month award while the matches have been punctuated by a steady stream of players arriving and leaving at Sixfields.
The only piece of deadline day business was a permanent deal being sealed for Yeovil loanee Brendon Moloney but the frantic wheeling and dealing of last season, as Town battled the drop, was refreshingly absent.