Payton Sandfort has a big decision to make. Ahead of the May 29 deadline, the Iowa sharp-shooter has to decide if he will return to Iowa City for his senior year, or forego the remainder of his collegiate eligibility and officially enter the 2024 NBA Draft.

The potential impact of Sandfort once again donning the black and gold for the Hawkeyes could be momentous -- the upside of bringing back the leading scorer on last year's team that loses a significant amount of production can hardly be overstated.

Let's take a deeper look at just how much it would mean to Fran McCaffery's squad in 2024-25 for Sandfort to come back.