"New Girl" is one of the Fox network's most popular current comedies, however, many fans are lamenting the fact that Nick is currently not his same exuberant self as a result of his break up from CeCe. 

What does Max Greenfield have to say on the matter? To find out, read on, but be cautious of spoilers.

During a TV Guide interview the actor discussed Schmidt's current state.

"He seems a little lost right now. It's almost as if you see him making attempts to reenter society or trying to find himself -- or the old version of himself -- but nothing seems to be sticking," the actor said.

When will Schmidt be himself again? Greenfield isn't sure, but he has high hopes for his character, and teased that it will in fact happen sometime.

"I think it'll be very rewarding when he does get it back. You hope that he finds somebody or something that redeems him in some sort of sense," the actor said.

In other "New Girl" News, the show has come into a bit of legal trouble. According to Stephanie Counts and Shari Gold, the show is plagiarized from a pilot script they wrote. The two writers are suing the Fox network.

The lawsuit was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter explains why the two writers are suing Fox.

"Any differences between the Square One scripts and New Girl are so small and insignificant that they cannot be afforded copyright protection, and are, in fact, nothing more than transparent attempts to hide Defendants' blatant plagiarism," the lawsuit said.