Looks like Gibril Wilson definitely will head into the open market. According to an e-mail from his agent, Alvin Keels, the Giants made a good try at signing him before tomorrow’s opening of free agency, but Wilson wants to see where the open market takes him.

“The plan as it stands now is for us to test the free agent market,” Keels wrote. “The Giants are a great organization and have made an effort to keep Gibril. However, we find it in our best interests to explore our options via free agency.

“We will definitely keep the Giants in the loop and see where this all goes.”

That’s right in keeping with general manager Jerry Reese’s statements at the NFL scouting combine that indicated all the team’s unsigned free agents have agreed to give the Giants a final shot before they sign with another team. But we all know how these things go. If Wilson, the class of a weak safety crop, gets in a room with, say, the Eagles or Jaguars, and they give him a monster offer with the proviso that if he walks out the door, the deal’s off the table, well, no last shot.

It’s a gamble. But not a big one with Wilson. He’ll probably find a much bigger payday out there than the Giants are willing to give him. They’ll probably have much better luck getting Kawika Mitchell and Derrick Ward back, which wouldn’t be a bad thing. Unless something happens later today, looks like both will hit the open market along with linebacker Reggie Torbor, who apparently has drawn some interest from the Dolphins.

As Keels said, we’ll see where it all goes.

Ciao for now.