Now that the Vikings can officially meet with Adrian Peterson, they intend to do just that.

A source confirmed Peterson will meet with Vikings officials Wednesday in Houston. USA Today reported Vikings coach Mike Zimmer will fly to Texas for the meeting; it also said General Manager Rick Spielman was likely to be there.

Spielman said Monday the Vikings had spoken to Peterson by phone and that they would continue to have an "open dialogue" with their star running back while he is on the commissioner's exempt list.

Peterson won a recent court victory when his NFL suspension, set to run until at least April 15, was sent back to the league by Judge David Doty, who ruled an NFL arbitrator's upholding of the suspension was flawed. The league then put Peterson on the exempt list, meaning all Vikings officials could talk with him. The NFL appealed Doty's decision to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, but that hearing isn't likely for months.

"We are able to have communication now with Adrian," Spielman said Monday. "We'll keep all those communications internal. I don't want to give you guys a blow-by-blow [account] every day. I think it's been very clearly stated that we want to have Adrian Peterson back.''

MATT VENSEL