Spoke too soon. I THINK it happens less often, but it DOES still happen.  That is my experience as well. It seems to take a longer pause on my part before it freezes, but I have not measured this objectively.
Jon
macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
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