Wyant served in the cabinets of both Brad Wall and Scott Moe, including two stints as Attorney General.

During his time on council, Wyant was considered to be part of a conservative bloc of councillors who tended to align their votes.

[9] He was a supporter of curbside recycling and a critic of the rapid development of "big box" shopping centres.

[12] During his leadership campaign, Wyant promised a public inquiry into the Global Transportation Hub land scandal—an issue he first identified and flagged to the party in 2012 when serving as Attorney General[13]—and pledged a $30 million increase in funding for education.

[19] Wyant was in charge of the education portfolio during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and guided the implementation of the province's plans for reopening schools in the fall of 2020.

[20] In a late 2020 cabinet shuffle, Wyant took over the justice portfolio, beginning a second stint as Attorney General; he stayed in that role until May 2022, when he was named the advanced education minister.

[24] On February 6, 2024, despite having already been acclaimed the Saskatchewan Party candidate for the renamed riding of Saskatoon Chief Mistawasis, Wyant announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2024 provincial election.