I usually use the "Where do I enter" button to quickly jump to a form but Intuit has not made the 1040NR version of the button very useful compared to the 1040 forms. Anyway:

1. I created a Sch C 
2. Clicked on the quickzoom button for "Enter gross receipts reported on a 1099-NEC"
3. Completed the Sch C as normal

Seems the main issue was the "Where do I enter" did not direct me to a 1099NEC form so more issues than necessary arose. Thanks for the support everyone.