Maura did try later on (especially in the early years of her second stint), but I don't think anything ever compared to the magic of her first stint.
Daniel Markel was hot and had a real spark as David Allen, in a pretty horribly written and shoehorned role. I never understood why he was let go - given that this was the period when CBS Daytime was reportedly run by people who fired actors based on whether they were "hot" enough, I wonder if that's why we got the porn type actor in his place.
Markel retired from acting and became a successful stock broker, I think.