[citation needed] When Wiggins was three years of age, she was hit by a car backing out of a driveway and almost lost one of her eyes.

Wiggins has partnered with Until There's A Cure (UTAC), a non-profit organization that raises awareness and funds to combat AIDS through the sale of The Bracelet.

Many high school recruiting services listed her as the best shooting guard in the nation and a top five player in the Class of 2004.

[citation needed] During her sophomore year, Wiggins led Stanford to a 26–8 record and another Elite Eight appearance where they lost to LSU.

[citation needed] Wiggins played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[citation needed] On January 31, 2008, Wiggins scored 18 points in a win over USC at Maples Pavilion and passed Kate Starbird as the all-time leading scorer in Stanford women's basketball history.

[citation needed] On March 2, 2008, she scored 24 points against Washington State to pass Lisa Leslie as the all-time leading scorer in Pac-10 women's basketball history.

[citation needed] On March 24, 2008, Wiggins scored a career-high 44 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and dished out eight assists in an 88–54 win over UTEP as Stanford advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2008 NCAA tournament.

The following day, Wiggins was awarded the Wade Trophy as the best women's college basketball player in NCAA Division I.

She scored 15 points, pulled down 4 rebounds, had four steals, and dished out four assists as the Lynx defeated the Detroit Shock, 84–70.

[10] In the 2010 season, Wiggins was moved back to the bench as a backup point guard after the Lynx traded for all-star Lindsay Whalen.

[15] Despite being only 29 years old and without a career-threatening injury, Wiggins expressed in a letter about her retirement that she was ready to move on from playing professional basketball.

Calling the league's culture "very, very harmful" and "toxic to me", she alleged that she had been bullied on the court throughout her WNBA career for being heterosexual and nationally popular.

"[16][17]Wiggins' remarks led to a major backlash from many WNBA players and other sports figures, but she largely stood by them.

"[18] Wiggins was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

[20] Wiggins was invited to try out for the United States Senior National Team and was named as an injury replacement or alternate.

[21][better source needed] Wiggins was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.

In September 2013 and November 2014, Wiggins traveled to Nicaragua and then Chile as a SportsUnited Sports Envoy for the U.S. Department of State.

In this function, she worked with Jennifer Lacy and Alex English to conduct basketball clinics and events for more than 850 youth and women from underserved areas.