The arXiv preprint (2606.04105) ranks stars from the HWO ExEP list by modeling small planets interior to giants using occurrence rates, yielding probabilities up to 50% for some systems to host a temperate terrestrial planet. This simulation-based approach, lacking any direct observational sample of confirmed habitable-zone rocky worlds, assumes orderly period spacing and draws conditional probabilities from broader demographics rather than system-specific data. While the study correctly flags the need for refined occurrence rates at <1 AU, it underplays dynamical instabilities that could disrupt habitable-zone architectures in multi-planet systems, a factor highlighted in N-body studies of Kepler multis. Cross-referencing with the Astro2020 Decadal Survey shows HWO's target list was assembled without these probabilistic filters, potentially diluting early mission yield; additionally, works like Mulders et al. (2018) on period-ratio distributions suggest the model's interior-small-planet assumption may overestimate temperate terrestrial fractions around later-type stars. The analysis exposes a critical gap: no current ranking incorporates giant-planet moon scenarios with quantitative occurrence adjustments, leaving HWO planners without metrics for exotic habitable environments that could expand the effective search volume.