The Dutch winger has been pushed into the centre by Joyce while Adam Le Fondre and Craig Davies are forced to sit it out. And his pace on the break proved decisive twice to boost Wigan’s survival hopes as Huddersfield’s slide from the Championship summit continued.
Wildschut burst clear five minutes before the break to tee up Reece Burke to slot in his first goal since joining on a season’s loan from West Ham.
And after Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy touched in Nahki Wells’s low ball to equalise, the former Middlesbrough man popped up again to score himself.
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Wildschut had not found the net since April, but he showed no sign of nerves on the hour mark as he raced clear on to Max Power’s dinked through pass and went round keeper Danny Ward to score.
It was a tough night for early-season leaders Huddersfield, who are now hanging on to a top-six spot after a run of just one win in seven league matches.
Boss David Wagner suffered a double blow as he lost captain Mark Hudson and winger Sean Scannell to first-half injuries.
But they should have had a penalty soon after going 2-1 down, as Wells looked to be clipped by Latics full-back Luke Garbutt – but referee Tony Harrington was unsighted.