MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — When Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Dean Wade is at his best, there aren’t very many better players in the country.

He was at his best Saturday night in the No. 16 Kansas State’s 66-60 victory over Baylor, scoring 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting — and looking healthy and confident again after dealing with a foot injury.

“This is the best I’ve felt in a long time,” Wade said. “The trainer said this is the best he’s seen me in a while.”

Kamau Stokes had 16 points and Xavier Sneed 14 to help Wildcats (24-5, 12-4) hold off the Bears to maintain a share of the Big 12 lead with No. 11 Texas Tech. Both teams have two games left.

“It’s really rare nowadays to have that many seniors stick around,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “I’ll be glad when they graduate.”

Mario Kegler led Baylor (19-10, 10-6) with 13 points, Makai Mason had 11 and Jared Butler 10.

The Wildcats used a 20-2 run in the first half to take a 24-9 lead, but the Bears pulled to 32-30 at halftime.

The momentum turned when Wade slammed home a monstrous dunk to give K-State a 43-40 lead.

“We stepped up on the next possession on defense and it kind of got them down,” Wade said. “It’s nice to get my confidence back up again.”

The Wildcats were in control until Mason hit a jumper and Freddie Gillespie dunked to make it 63-60 with 22 seconds left. Stokes followed with two free throws, and Gillespie turned the ball over to kill Baylor’s rally.

Wade began to practice again this week after taking three weeks off.

The Wildcats scored 21 points off 19 Baylor turnovers.

“For 19 turnovers and having a chance down the stretch, credit our guys for not giving up,” Drew said. “At the end of the day, you really have to credit K-State.”