‘I’m supposed to chase someone, I go under the screen. I’m supposed to turn black and turn, I don’t budge. It’s just little things like that that we just don’t do. It’s just not following the game plan and listening to the coaches, man.

This spiral started last week with a heavy defeat in Toronto, with a players meeting taking place after the game. These conversations continued this week. The Wolves had a difficult conversation at halftime on Wednesday, but they turned it around in the second half. Conley (16 points) returned after a three-game absence due to a left toe sprain and said he was the “instigator” of the team raising concerns during the break.

“I told the team we needed to be able to talk,” Conley said. “We had to be able to communicate and listen. Someone is talking to you, don’t get angry or snap back. We’re all trying to win, and we put that out there.”

Like Edwards, Conley said the Wolves need to get out of their own feelings when things aren’t going well individually.

“Believe me, we’ve discussed the last three losses as a team and as players,” Conley said. “And at the end of the day, man, it comes down to us believing, believing again, believing in what we do. It’s not about you in the big game. It’s not about whether you make shots, miss shots, whether you turn it over. We have to live with each other’s shortcomings. We have to live with each other’s mistakes and pick each other up. And that’s the message now: you can’t be immature about this.”

As Conley walked out of the locker room, he assured reporters that the Wolves would be fine. The 37-year-old has seen and heard it all in his long career, but he may not have heard Edwards sound as bewildered and unsure as he did on Wednesday.