How to reproduce:
1. Open the attached “IN-82109“ project
2. In the Hierarchy select the “Scripts“ GameObject
3. In the Inspector assign a sprite (Assets/TopDown 2D RPG BE3/Sprites) to the “Sprite Reference“ in the “Asset Reference Loader Script“ component
4. Enter Play Mode
5. Observe the result in the Console

Expected result: The sprite is loaded successfully
Actual result: An “Unable to load asset“ error is thrown

Reproduced with: 2.0.3 (2023.3.0a15), 2.1.0 (6000.0.10f1)
Not reproduced with: 1.22.2 (2021.3.42f1, 2022.3.42f1), 2.2.2 (6000.0.14f1)
Fixed in: 2.2.2 (6000.0.14f1)

Reproduced on: Windows 11
Not reproduced on: No other environment tested

Note: Loading the sprite by name instead of GUID fixes the issue