WordPress get_next_post set the category

Is it possible in WordPress to set the category used in get_next_post.

I have post that can have more than one category.

On the single.php page showing the post I want to show next and prev posts.

I have the category I want to choose from on the single.php so how do I use that in get_next_post

$the_cat = 'latest';

    $next_post = get_next_post($in_same_term = true, $excluded_terms = '', $taxonomy = $the_cat);