Captain Jones lifted a Triple Crown after leading his team to three straight wins over Ireland, Scotland and England.
Next up are the Azzurri in Rome this weekend.
“Given the current times, celebrations were pretty muted after England,” said Jones.
“We were able to get home and see our families for a week. I said in the interviews I did after the England game that historically Italy get better throughout the competition.
“We’ve seen how dangerous they can be in their 9-10 axis, their forwards have troubled some teams, and it is very easy to slip when potentially everyone outside is saying what you can do.
“We have guarded against that and are focusing on those things that are very clear and prominent in the improvements the Italian side have shown.”
Jones has enjoyed Wales’ next generation of young talent progressing from their first run in last year’s Autumn Nations Cup to the 2021 Six Nations.
“It’s been good to see some guys get an opportunity in the autumn and come through with a flourish – it’s been great to see those guys come on,” Jones said.
“The mission statement from Wayne in the autumn was that people would get opportunities. You look at Callum Sheedy and James Botham.
“These guys have had an opportunity and are fixtures in the squad. We’re not looking too far ahead in all honesty. The clichéd word used is momentum.
“Everybody is searching for perfection. It’s not something you always find, but I’m sure Italy will want to improve on the performances they’ve shown in the competition.”
