Hands was a shoot-first point guard prone to turnovers during the season's first few months, while Wilkes scored with regularity but rarely passed, collecting four assists over the first six games.
Wilkes has made 54.3% of his shots while averaging 2.3 assists over his last four games, while Hands is coming off his most impressive performance, a career-high 10-assist, one-turnover gem against Stanford on Jan. 27.
Hands had generated nearly as many turnovers (41) as assists (55) before the Stanford game but said watching film with Alford has helped him improve his decision-making.
Hands moved the ball with a purpose against the Cardinal in his second game back in the starting lineup since early in the season, showing he could help the Bruins on a night he made only two of seven shots.