That’s why she previously wasn’t sure what would happen with Jackson Avery’s storyline after his disappearance in the Season 15 finale.
Krista Vernoff is now in charge of Grey’s Anatomy storylines, but she did emphasize that the writers room for Season 16 hadn’t even gathered to break the new season yet.
There are plenty of places the stories can go in Season 16, but the writers are only just now getting ready to gather their thoughts to figure out what will happen across the year.