The NBL have given up on any prospect of the Perth Wildcats returning to WA in the short term and changed the fixture to remove the games scheduled at RAC Arena.

The Wildcats were due to play New Zealand at RAC Arena on February 6 and follow that with a clash against Cairns on February 10.

But with the border closed and sports still awaiting answers from the government, the NBL have announced a new fixture.

The Wildcats will now play South East Melbourne at Victoria’s John Cain Arena on both February 5 and February 13.

The league hasn’t announced any fixtures beyond February 14 but said Perth would be interstate for “the foreseeable future.”

The Wildcats have started the season in superb form and advanced to 7-2 after beating Illawarra on Thursday night.

They are now preparing to play Sydney on Sunday which will be their fifth consecutive away game.

But coach Scott Morrison said the team had taken a different attitude towards describing where matches were played.

“There might some people involved who are holding out hope but we kind of put that to bed as a team - players, coaching staff and so forth,” he said.

“We’re just taking it one game at a time. Like we said in the locker room, there’s no more road games or home games. It’s not about your record at home or on the road. It’s just your record. There’s just games. That’s how we’re going to approach it. The next game is against Sydney and that’s all that matters to us right now.”

Meanwhile Perth Lynx players received a presentation from the WNBL on Friday about what the season would look like if they have to spend the remainder of the season in Victoria.

Four players and two coaches combine competing with working full-time, three players are students and Sami Whitcomb’s wife and son are in Perth.

The team has been living and playing in regional Victoria as a part of a state government funded campaign.

Perth Lynx General Manager Brent Dawkins said the desire to return to WA and play home games was the clear preference

“Our priority is 100 per cent for our girls to be able to play as close to a home and away season as possible and try to get some home games,” he said.

“We haven’t had a home game for about 700 days. We will do anything we can to try to get some home games.”