Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a 'cordial' meeting with George Maloof on Friday in Las Vegas.

"I can't look at the Maloofs and their family as part of the problem; they have to be viewed as part of the solution," Johnson said during a courtside news conference at halftime of Friday's game. "I think we both walked away feeling very good."

The meeting may be a signal that the two sides are interesting in restarting talks about a new arena.

Johnson said he received important insight from George Maloof as to why the family pulled out of the deal.

"I always felt we had a deal," the mayor said. "They felt they had a different scenario. They felt the (revenue) numbers were aggressive for AEG (the planned arena operator) and the NBA, and those were all things he told me to my face."