McKinnon (ankle) is listed as active Sunday against the Lions.
The release of the Vikings' inactive list confirms what was expected all along: McKinnon will return following one DNP due to an ankle issue. Nonetheless, he's been unable to parlay opportunity into production since Adrian Peterson went down with a likely season-ending knee injury, averaging 3.3 YPC and hauling in six of 11 passes in the four games prior to last Sunday's absence.