So I just got that new bike, brought it home by pulling off the front wheel and putting it in the beetle trunk. I can't get the wheel back on without a notable amount of drag. The wheel might spin for half a second. I remember having this problem occasionally with my old road bike. Is there a specific method to putting the wheel back on without constantly fighting with it dragging?

You didn't say what type of bike and brakes you have. Sometimes the brakes get nudged out of place. Try putting the wheel on, spin the wheel and see which brake is rubbing. Then just grasp the entire brake and gently move it till you have equal space on both sides of the rim.

I hate it when pouring a wheel back on doesn't work out . . . .

Sorry about the lack of info. Disc breaks on a fuji tread (kind of a path/road bike). From what I can tell, it's not the breaks that's dragging. It feels like it's the placement in the axle. I'll tinker around with it today.

Mildly better than pouting.

Here's the secret:

Stand your bike upright and install your front wheel from the bottom. That way the weight of the bike will cause the axle to bottom and align in the dropouts.

That may take some adjusting.

If you're not particularly familiar with disc brakes, go to a shop and have them show you what needs to be done.

This. Disc calipers are located down at the end of the fork,so if make the skewer tighter/looser than when the brake was set up,you can get rub. A decent shop should be able to show you the proper method.