The link is unsurprising given Wilder's past as a Rotherham United player and also the super job he has done to turn around the fortunes of Northampton Town since joining the club.
Promotion to League One, barring a spectacular collapse, is looking more and more likely and the Millers are thought to want that kind of influence on their battle to stay in the Championship.
Wilder has shrugged off plenty of speculation over his future in the past few months, especially when off-field problems threatened to engulf the Cobblers.
His track record is not one of a manager who is constantly looking to move on, indeed he dropped down the League Two table to take over at Sixfields as there was greater security on offer there than at Oxford United.
He clearly enjoys working with the people behind the scenes at Northampton and that looks to have extended to new chairman Kelvin Thomas.
Neil Redfearn had just four months in charge at the New York Stadium but was sacked on Monday with Rotherham currently 22nd in the Championship table.