"We're still very much in a process to determine if he or whoever will be the coach," Kahn said. "So I think until that process plays itself out, it would put too much pressure on him, in my opinion, and it would probably make it very uncomfortable with other people here. I think that it's not appropriate yet until we resolve it."

Kahn, who had a dinner meeting with McHale last Tuesday, said they would meet again this week, but he wouldn't say when.

"Not now," he said. "It'll be this week."

As for the McHale decision, Kahn continues to stress that it won't be rushed.

He even said after the afternoon workouts that the decision conceivably could wait until after the June 25 NBA draft, although he emphasized that isn't anyone's plan.

Wolves assistant coaches Jerry Sichting, J.B. Bickerstaff and Dean Cooper helped run Monday's workouts, and the entire personnel department was on hand.

This draft could be the end of the line for some of the staff, but assistant general manager Fred Hoiberg said it hasn't been awkward with Kahn coming on board.

"It's been fine," he said. "David's done a nice job coming in and explaining his philosophies on the draft. ... He's a sharp guy. He's very smart, and he knows what he wants."

Hoiberg said the protracted front-office search didn't hurt the Wolves' draft preparations and that everyone's focus has been and remains on June 25.

"This is a very important draft," he said. "We've set ourselves with all the draft picks and the cap room and the flexibility that we have. We just all went out and did our jobs and got ourselves prepared."

The Wolves have the sixth, 18th and 28th selections of the first round in addition to two second-round picks.

None of the players who worked out Monday are projected to go as high as sixth, but Kahn said the Wolves will be bringing in some of those prospects in a couple of weeks.

The Wolves conducted half-hour interviews with 18 players at last week's draft combine in Chicago, and Hoiberg said that included "quite a few" possible top-six picks.

With three first-round selections, Minnesota has the ability to trade up in the first round, which could be a selling point with players such as Arizona State guard James Harden, who has said he doesn't want to work out for any team outside the top three or four.

"We'll get them here," Kahn said. "If it's somebody that we think we would take, I'll be very adamant. We'd better see them in this kind of environment and have an opportunity to talk to them one on one."

Of the players who worked out Monday, one of the most intriguing was Ohio State center B.J. Mullens, who could be available at the 18th spot.

Mullens averaged 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds during his one college season, but at 7 feet and 275 pounds, he could add much-needed height to an undersized Wolves front line.

"I don't know if we'll do it in the draft, but I agree with this concept that ideally it would be great ... to have some length to complement Al (Jefferson) and Kevin (Love)," Kahn said. "We're not a very long team right now, especially in the post."

Mullens said the Wolves told him as much during a Sunday night meeting and that he would like a chance to play with Jefferson and Love and work with McHale, should he return.

"That would be a great opportunity," Mullens said. "It wouldn't get better than that. Kevin McHale is a big man. For him to work with me and teach me stuff, it'd be great."

The scouting report on Mullens, 20, is that he is a better offensive than defensive player and a bit of a project, but he already has signed with an agent and thus is in the draft to stay.

"I just feel that I'm ready," Mullens said. This is my time to go. The opportunity is right in front of me, and I'm going to take it."

Briefly: Among those in attendance Monday were former Wolves coaches Flip Saunders and Randy Wittman, both now with the Washington Wizards, and front-office heavyweights Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers and Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics.

North Dakota State guard Ben Woodside of Albert Lea, Minn., is one of 12 players scheduled to work out today.

The Wolves will hold two workouts today and Wednesday and one on Thursday.

Hoiberg and general manager Jim Stack leave Thursday for a three-day Basketball camp in Treviso, Italy.