steering wheel - alignment

Go Mango said
I pulled the steering wheel off and put it back on straight. Easy peasy!

That’s not possible if the steering shaft still has a master spline. The wheel only goes on one way if the master spline is present and unaltered. If you just clocked the wheel differently on the splines your master spline has been filed off.

Go Mango said
Autozone has the same deal. However, after having way too many beers to drive to autozone, I discovered that it would come off fairly easily just by wiggling it as you pull. If you do it this way, don't take the nut all the way off! You need it to catch the wheel or you might bust yourself in the face when it comes loose!

If your steering wheel is that loose, the splines are damaged or worn out either on the steering shaft or the steering wheel/adapter. It should require a puller. If you can wiggle it loose, something is wrong.

Go Mango said
No offense, but if its already aligned there's no way I would mess with the tie rods just to make the steering wheel straight.

If you’re careful enough to adjust the tie rods the same amount on each side there will be no issue with the alignment. You just have to make one side longer and the other shorter by the same amount. You can literally check the toe with a tape measure if you’re careful.