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You will not be able wiggle the wheel and feel any play. I know this because I had the same issue and tried that test as that was the way I use to test my VW's for the same issue. It work on the VW because their bearing is way smaller than the Boxster. The part itself can be purchase for about $50 dealer is about $75-90. The easiest way to check is on a safe parking lot drive the car about 25-30 mph and swerve left and right. you will notice the moaning of the bearing sound as you swerve. Usually if you swerve right and the noise gets louder then its the left wheel and vice versa.
The job is not hard to do, you will just need a tie rod separator to remove the hub. Once the hub is removed, you will need to take it to a machine shop to have them press out the old and press in the new bearing. I did not have the time to do it so I had a shop do it for me, he charged me about 500 bucks for the labor to do both sides. I had them do both as I did not want to take chance of the other bearing going bad and go through the hassle again. Keep in mind our average labor rates where I live is $125/hr. Good luck
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