He played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, and Chicago Blackhawks between 1981 and 1988.
A youth roller hockey phenom in Southern California, Wilson moved as a teenager to Troy, Michigan and then Kingston, Ontario.
The Blues then traded Wilson, along with Joey Mullen and Terry Johnson to the Calgary Flames for Eddy Beers, Charlie Bourgeois, and Gino Cavallini on February 1, 1986.
On March 11, 1986, Wilson was on the move again, this time to the Chicago Blackhawks, as the Flames traded him to the Hawks for Tom McMurchy.
In 1988–89, Wilson went overseas to play in Europe, where he suited up for EC Villacher SV in Austria, where he recorded 60 points (17G-43A) in 45 games.