diff --git a/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/point_stat/test_point_stat_wrapper.py b/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/point_stat/test_point_stat_wrapper.py
index 9589448f2..e1aa52c6a 100755
--- a/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/point_stat/test_point_stat_wrapper.py
+++ b/internal/tests/pytests/wrappers/point_stat/test_point_stat_wrapper.py
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ def test_met_dictionary_in_var_options(metplus_config):
         ({'POINT_STAT_OBS_PERC_VALUE': '50', },
          {'METPLUS_OBS_PERC_VALUE': 'obs_perc_value = 50;'}),
         ({'POINT_STAT_UGRID_CONFIG_FILE': ugrid_config_file, }, {}),
+        ({'OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_TEMPLATE': '{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d%H}/obs_file,{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d%H}/obs_file2', }, {}),
+        ({'OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_TEMPLATE': '{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d%H}/obs_file,{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d%H}/obs_file2,{valid?fmt=%Y%m%d%H}/obs_file3', }, {}),
 
         ({'POINT_STAT_TIME_OFFSET_WARNING': 3},
          {'METPLUS_TIME_OFFSET_WARNING': 'time_offset_warning = 3;'}),
@@ -751,6 +753,13 @@ def test_point_stat_all_fields(metplus_config, config_overrides,
     # add extra command line arguments
     extra_args = [' '] * len(inits)
 
+    if 'OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_TEMPLATE' in config_overrides:
+        for index in range(0, len(inits)):
+            extra_args[index] += f'-point_obs {obs_dir}/{valids[index]}/obs_file2 '
+            # if obs_file3 is set, an additional point observation file is added
+            if 'obs_file3' in config_overrides['OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_TEMPLATE']:
+                extra_args[index] += f'-point_obs {obs_dir}/{valids[index]}/obs_file3 '
+
     if 'POINT_STAT_UGRID_CONFIG_FILE' in config_overrides:
         for index in range(0, len(inits)):
             extra_args[index] += f'-ugrid_config {ugrid_config_file} '
diff --git a/metplus/wrappers/point_stat_wrapper.py b/metplus/wrappers/point_stat_wrapper.py
index cac553cfd..2ff73c601 100755
--- a/metplus/wrappers/point_stat_wrapper.py
+++ b/metplus/wrappers/point_stat_wrapper.py
@@ -126,13 +126,10 @@ def create_c_dict(self):
         c_dict['OFFSETS'] = getlistint(
             self.config.getstr('config', 'POINT_STAT_OFFSETS', '0')
         )
-        c_dict['FCST_INPUT_TEMPLATE'] = (
-            self.config.getraw('config', 'FCST_POINT_STAT_INPUT_TEMPLATE', '')
-        )
-
-        c_dict['OBS_INPUT_TEMPLATE'] = (
-            self.config.getraw('config', 'OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_TEMPLATE', '')
-        )
+        self.get_input_templates(c_dict, {
+            'FCST': {'prefix': 'FCST_POINT_STAT', 'required': True},
+            'OBS': {'prefix': 'OBS_POINT_STAT', 'required': True},
+        })
 
         c_dict['FCST_INPUT_DATATYPE'] = (
             self.config.getstr('config', 'FCST_POINT_STAT_INPUT_DATATYPE', '')
@@ -141,14 +138,6 @@ def create_c_dict(self):
             self.config.getstr('config', 'OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_DATATYPE', '')
         )
 
-        c_dict['FCST_INPUT_DIR'] = (
-            self.config.getdir('FCST_POINT_STAT_INPUT_DIR', '')
-        )
-
-        c_dict['OBS_INPUT_DIR'] = (
-            self.config.getdir('OBS_POINT_STAT_INPUT_DIR', '')
-        )
-
         c_dict['OUTPUT_DIR'] = (
             self.config.getdir('POINT_STAT_OUTPUT_DIR', '')
         )
@@ -322,3 +311,55 @@ def set_command_line_arguments(self, time_info):
                 obs_valid = do_string_sub(self.c_dict[f'OBS_VALID_{ext}'],
                                           **time_info)
                 self.args.append(f"-obs_valid_{ext.lower()} {obs_valid}")
+
+    def find_input_files(self, time_info):
+        # get model from first var to compare
+        model_path = self.find_model(time_info,
+                                     mandatory=True,
+                                     return_list=True)
+        if not model_path:
+            return False
+
+        # if there is more than 1 file, create file list file
+        if len(model_path) > 1:
+            self.logger.warning('Multiple forecast files found.'
+                                'Using the first one')
+
+        self.infiles.append(model_path[0])
+
+        # get observation to from first var compare
+        obs_path, time_info = self.find_obs_offset(time_info,
+                                                   mandatory=True,
+                                                   return_list=True)
+        if obs_path is None:
+            return False
+
+        # add observation files found individually to use -point_obs argument
+        self.infiles.extend(obs_path)
+
+        return True
+
+    def get_command(self):
+        """! Builds the command to run point_stat
+           @rtype string
+           @return Returns a point_stat command with arguments that you can run
+        """
+        fcst_file, *obs_files = self.infiles
+        if fcst_file.startswith('PYTHON'):
+            fcst_file = f"'{fcst_file}'"
+
+        obs_file = obs_files[0]
+        if obs_file.startswith('PYTHON'):
+            obs_file = f"'{obs_file}'"
+
+        cmd = (f"{self.app_path} -v {self.c_dict['VERBOSITY']} "
+               f"{fcst_file} {obs_file} {self.param}")
+
+        if len(obs_files) > 1:
+            cmd += ' -point_obs ' + ' -point_obs '.join(obs_files[1:])
+
+        for arg in self.args:
+            cmd += f' {arg}'
+
+        cmd += f' -outdir {self.outdir}'
+        return cmd
diff --git a/metplus/wrappers/runtime_freq_wrapper.py b/metplus/wrappers/runtime_freq_wrapper.py
index 03a6f1a31..67f5f3763 100755
--- a/metplus/wrappers/runtime_freq_wrapper.py
+++ b/metplus/wrappers/runtime_freq_wrapper.py
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ def get_input_templates(self, c_dict, input_info=None):
                 templates = getlist(
                     self.config.getraw('config', f'{prefix}_INPUT_TEMPLATE')
                 )
-                template_list = [os.path.join(input_dir, template)
-                                 for template in templates]
-                template = ','.join(template_list)
+                template = ','.join(templates)
                 c_dict[f'{label}_INPUT_TEMPLATE'] = template
                 if not c_dict[f'{label}_INPUT_TEMPLATE']:
                     if required: