Alternate monitor stand idea:
I bought a VIVO monitor mount that allows you to mount a monitor to a pole attached to the edge of the desk. This frees up space underneath the monitor.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BO42XK0/
Later I bought an adjustable laptop mount for the same pole:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092L948LP/
Again space freed up underneath where a stand would sit.
And LATER I bought another laptop mount to hide my thunderbolt hub and USB devices and cabling BEHIND the monitor so it wasn't on the desk. It sits out of view, very handy.