Wilson last week underwent an arthroscopy procedure on his knee and it was feared that he would be out for 10 months.
“I was going down there really expecting to be out for the rest of the season,” Wilson told Celtic View.
“But I got told that it was three months and there’s the possibility, if rehab goes according to plan, I could shave a few weeks off that.
“It could turn out to be 10 weeks which is a massive bonus for me.
“It could have been 10 months – but now it’s 10 weeks.”
Wilson was forced to give in to the pain after the clash with Hibernian last month.
He said: “I had the scans weeks ago on my knee and it showed problems that I obviously knew I had because of what I was feeling.
“I was just trying to manage it as best I could and play as many games as I could.
“But after the Hibs games, I thought it was best to try to get it fixed.
“We went down to see the guy on the Wednesday after the Hibs game with a view to having a procedure done.
“I had a good chat with him and he seemed to think I could get away with a procedure that would only keep me out for three months.
“He was obviously going to have a look at the problem once he went in there and would do what needed to be done.
“I woke up delighted that I was through the operation and he said he did the minimum he could do and tidied up what needed to be done and hopefully that would help me.
“So fingers crossed for a positive outcome.”
