Tanke also acknowledged there has been hesitancy among some fans to come back for a game to downtown Minneapolis out of safety concerns. The Wolves have tried to alleviate those with added staff and security presence in the blocks around Target Center. But regardless of added security, some fans have still stayed away because they perceive downtown as a dangerous place. “That part [the perception issue] is also a very real thing,” Tanke said. “There’s people that haven’t had an opportunity to go back downtown in a couple of years or haven’t felt comfortable going back downtown. We’ve got to work with the Minneapolis Downtown Council, the Chamber of Commerce and all those groups — how do we sort of reanimate and reopen Minneapolis.”