Graeme Jones revealed that the Luton players gave goalkeeper Simon Sluga a round of dressing room applause after his late match-saving intervention at Wigan.
The Croatian international somehow kept out a stoppage time Michael Jacobs shot to earn the Hatters a point that lifted them off the foot of the Championship table.
It was an otherwise dire and forgettable contest, but one that the Hatters still deserved something from, and the attention and congratulations he received on the pitch at the conclusion, continued once back inside the DW Stadium.
Manager Jones said: “He walked into the dressing room, he was the last one in, and he got an absolute round of applause off his team-mates.
“I think they certainly appreciated the moment, it’s as important as scoring a goal isn’t it.
“We’ve been blessed in the last couple of months, we’ve had him in that kind of form and everybody can see him grow.
“I still think there is much more to come as he can a little bit more in terms of playing out from the back.
“His kicking was excellent again today though, I liked the way he controlled the moments where if you think back earlier in the season he was a bit more hurried with things.
“So we’ve got to keep working, he’s not achieved anything yet, standards are high, work hard every game and we’ll get our rewards.
“As we know he took a bit of time to settle in, but he really is showing the goalkeeper that we signed now, so long may it continue.
“I’m delighted with Simon, you can see him growing in confidence, and his contributions been huge.
“We signed him for that reason at the beginning of the season and nobody takes into consideration that adapting period that he’s had.
“But we’re delighted where is now, because he’s responded, he’s taken responsibility.”
