I have a design background, but I am not the designer in this case. At the software agency I work at, there is currently no practice of designers wireframing before jumping into hi-fidelity designs, as we use a react design kit for everything. So, the 'wireframe' is basically just the hi-fi design which then gets critiqued. There's ongoing discussion about what would be best practice and whether or not we should make a practice of wireframing projects.
I can see it two ways:

1. Lo-fi wireframing first is a crucial step (even if it's just a super lo-fi paper sketch) as it's also serving as a tool to make sure everyone is on the same page about requirements and saves time when adjustments need to be made.
2. Lo-fi wireframing is an excessive step, and it should just be done using the kit because we know that we'll be following the standards in the kit anyway- wireframing can introduce more confusion if they are done in a way that is counter to the design system that will eventually be used.

I'm curious to hear thoughts on the pros/cons of each approach? Is skipping wireframing when working with a kit standard?