Comparing in what sense?
I just have read a lot of "tools/no toolbox" type comments about Wilde and Miller. We've had plenty of those in recent years.
There have been no questions about Miller's "toolbox". His intelligence and hockey sense are all high-end. He just has a higher development curve due to the fact that he has only been playing defense for a few seasons. Wilde's "toolbox" questions have all been related to consistency and effort. At times, Wilde seems to completely take over games. At other times, he can disappear.
As far as tools go, Wilde's are probably a touch more tantalizing than Miller's. While K'Andre is a bit bigger and stronger and more physical, Wilde is just an explosive skater who takes a single step to hit high gear and then just has jersey-flapping speed. Miller is a great skater too, but for a 6'1-200 D to skate like Bode is not exactly common. Wilde also has a superior shot to Miller.
The reason why both of these kids are being talked about in the middle of the first round in a very deep draft is clear. They are both simply phenomenal athletes and hockey players, and they both have off-the-charts potential.
The reason why both of these kids are not being talked about in the top 10 is because they both have a lot of work to do before reaching their enormous potentials.
But it's important to note that they're both really smart kids, especially Miller. There is no "toolbox" problem. For a kid who fits that description, we can talk about Ryan Merkley, who has Erik Karlsson-like upside, but will likely also be available at #17 due to character concerns.
Ultimately, I would be thrilled with a pick of Miller or Wilde. I would be nervous but excited about a pick like Merkley. I'd be happy with McIsaac, who is clearly the best of the more defensive minded blueliners likely to be available at #17. I'd be on cloud 9 if a kid like Ty Smith somehow fell. I'd be fine with trading down into the late 20s, recouping a second rounder, and taking a guy like Alexeyev or Lundqvist or Tyonchick or Woo or even Sandin.
To me, the only nightmare scenarios involve using the #17 pick to either take a player we already have better versions of (Lundestrom, Denisenko) or reaching for a"safe" D with no appreciable dynamic skills (Sandin, Samuelsson).