Giants" David Wilson to Have Neck Surgery Giants running back David Wilson will have surgery this month to repair a herniated disk in his neck, although it is expected that he will be recovered sufficiently to play next season, the team said Thursday. The Giants had been hoping that rest and treatment might alleviate the injury, which sidelined Wilson for most of the season. Surgery has instead become the recommended option. But as Giants General Manager Jerry Reese said in an interview Thursday on WFAN, "Necks and backs are pretty tricky." Referring to Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who had off-season back surgery in 2013, Reese said Pierre-Paul last season "was a shell of himself." Reese said he hoped that Pierre-Paul would be stronger and recover in 2014. He added that the Giants still had faith in Wilson, the team's top draft pick in 2012. "David's got a lot of talent, and no one is giving up on him," Reese said. Wilson played in only five games in 2013 before the neck injury. He will have a fusion of the vertebrae to repair the herniated disk. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Frank Cammisa at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Jan. 16. The co-owner John Mara was also interviewed on WFAN and addressed the departure last week of the longtime offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. "He retired; fortunately, it didn't come to any type of situation where he had to be forced out," said Mara, who added that the search for Gilbride's replacement was continuing and may not be resolved until next week. The former Giants assistant Mike Sullivan, who was Tampa Bay's offensive coordinator last season and ran the same offensive system as Gilbride, is considered the probable front-runner for the job. Continuing on the subject of offensive coordinator, Mara said he did not want to diminish Gilbride's contribution over many years, but said, "I think going forward, having a change is probably going to be good for us." Mara also said that the team would like to re-sign defensive end Justin Tuck, who is a free agent, but that it "has to be at the right number."