Following a 3-1 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox in which the Ayrshire side scored the last goal of the game in a much-improved second-half performance, Killie remained in the basement going into the game against Motherwell on Saturday.

A thrilling 3-2 win over the Steelmen at Rugby Park – the first home league victory of the season – hoisted Killie off the bottom, their place taken by Hibernian who lost at home to Falkirk.

Ahead of the away game against the Bairns on Saturday, Kilmarnock boss McCann said: “It’s about making sure that you’re giving everything that you possibly can.

“That’s in possession and out of possession. And if for whatever reason it doesn’t work out, the last thing you do is hit the panic button.

“It makes clouded decisions, it creates uncertainty, it creates bad decisions more often than not when you’re starting to panic.

“I think that’s probably one of the big things that came through loud and clear in the last couple of games in particular. Didn’t panic.

“Three-nil down at Ibrox, kept to the plan, kept to what we’ve been working on, and we were sensational in the second half.

“Saturday, get pegged back to 1-1, 2-1 down, stayed calm, stuck to the plan. Trusted their game, and got their rewards.

“So yeah, it has to be a bit of that.

“There’s going to need (to be) a bit of panic now and again in games when you are potentially not on the right side of the result and you need to take a few more risks than normal but look, I’m really pleased how they’re starting to develop.”