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The hotter a cat gets (within reason) the better it works, so yes it's a good idea in principle. Although the same could be said about the whole exhaust system from cylinder heads to cat. The remainder of it can be left unwrapped.
Saw a sports cat for sale on here and noticed that it was wrapped and since iv just odered one thought it was a good idea to wrap it while it was off the car.