Hi geekmidget,

re:
> I thought in the case I made a freeform curve using actual points they would be respected.

It will be if you use Draw Curve > Freeform > "Control points".

In that case the points you pick directly become the NURBS control points of the resulting curve.

That won't be the case if you use "Through points", which calculates a curve that passes through the points you pick. The control points of the resulting curve will not be the same points that you picked, they will be the result of the interpolation calculation.

NURBS curves do not inherently pass through all their control points.

- Michael