METAIRIE, La. -- Adrian Peterson hasn't really had any "wow" moments yet in New Orleans Saints training camp. But he probably had his best collection of runs yet on Thursday and drew praise from Coach Sean Payton after practice for the impression he has made through four padded practices.

"There certainly is a temperament to his style. And you feel it," Payton said.

The Saints are excited to see how Adrian Peterson looks in the preseason opener next Thursday in Cleveland. Photo by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire

Peterson scored on a run through the middle from just inside the 5-yard line in full-team drills Thursday. He made rookie linebacker Alex Anzalone miss in the open field on a check-down pass. And the 6-foot-1, 220-pounder also showed the "freight-train" threat he possesses when he got to full speed down the field, stiff-arming defenders out of his path on one play -- but he probably would have been tackled before he got into the open field if it had been a live-tackling drill.

As I wrote Thursday morning, fellow veteran Mark Ingram has probably stood out the most of any Saints running back so far in camp -- largely because he has consistently flashed on passing plays. And rookie Alvin Kamara has also flashed his speed and athleticism around the edge, with some nice inside runs mixed in.

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But to be fair, none of them has repeatedly stood out on power runs between the tackles -- which is hard to do with so few live-contact drills so far.

If anything, second-year pro Daniel Lasco and recently signed undrafted rookie Darius Victor might have the most impressive collections of runs between the tackles with the second- and third-string offenses.

"There's a rotation obviously in camp ... you have a large group of running backs," Payton said. "The reps (Peterson) has taken, though, have been impressive."

Naturally, all eyes will be on Peterson in the preseason opener next Thursday in Cleveland.