Of course, you factored in that it was Willie's first game back after a two and a half week layoff, right?
Which Sampson is better than WCS? The Sampson that played 25 minutes against the Bucks with a line of 2-6 shooting, 3 reb, 1 ast, 4 PF, and 4 points. or the one that pulled down 2 rebounds against the Pelicans with 5 PF. There isn't a stat for infectiously energetic, though, so he may have played better than his stats showed.
Sampson had a good game against Cleveland (in 33 minutes, 6 pts on 6 shoots, 16 reb, no ast or blocks, 3 PF) and an okay game against Toronto (in 19 minutes, 11 pts, 4 reb, 3 blks, 0 ast), but he's not a better all around player than WCS. Ask Joerger if you need confirmation.