I think it is a reasonable concern for a center to wonder about his role with Towns there. By itself, this would not worry me all that much. He did also bail out on the season. That is now two potential issues. Even these two wouldn't make me avoid drafting him altogether but certainly I would be looking very closely at all off court aspects with him.
For Minny, I don't see them taking him due to already having Towns. Edwards makes sense in that he tends to run in the top 3 generally. Of course more of a PF type is logical but those players are trending lower in the mock drafts and there probably is not a "first pick" quality player to take. I am sure they are hoping to do what Danny did, trade the #1, get the player you want anyway, plus pick up another good pick or player for good measure.