We show that if a Hausdorff topological space $X$ satisfies one of the following properties: a) $X$ has a countable, discrete dense subset and $X^2$ is hereditarily collectionwise Hausdorff; b) $X$ has a discrete dense subset and admits a countable base; then the existence of a (continuous) weak selection on $X$ implies weak orderability. As a special case of either item a) or b), we obtain the result for every separable metrizable space with a discrete dense subset.

Given a metric space ⟨X,ρ⟩, consider its hyperspace of closed sets CL(X) with the Wijsman topology ${\tau }_{W\left(\rho \right)}$. It is known that $⟨CL\left(X\right),{\tau }_{W\left(\rho \right)}⟩$ is metrizable if and only if X is separable, and it is an open question by Di Maio and Meccariello whether this is equivalent to $⟨CL\left(X\right),{\tau }_{W\left(\rho \right)}⟩$ being normal. We prove that if the weight of X is a regular uncountable cardinal and X is locally separable, then $⟨CL\left(X\right),{\tau }_{W\left(\rho \right)}⟩$ is not normal. We also solve some questions by Cao, Junnila and Moors regarding isolated points in Wijsman hyperspaces.