Wilson struck in injury-time to earn West Ham a 2-1 win and keep them two points outside the bottom three.
“That's what he does!” said Bowen, who created the chance for Wilson to convert. “He sniffs out a chance from nothing and he's a credit to himself. He's proven what he can do in the Premier League.
“Since he's been here, he's been amazing for the group. He’s scored some important goals for us and today probably the most important goal, after Tottenham. That's what he does and we knew we had one more left in us, one more attack left in us.
“We’ve got a kind of never say die attitude. As disappointing as it was to be holding onto a lead, which is normal in a game, and then to be 1-1 and looking like you're going to drop the points, you just have to keep going.
“You keep going. You never know what's going to happen. You've got to make it happen.
“I've always said that we're the ones that have got to make it happen. We're the ones that have got to win games and we've done that.”