In BG1 sleep and blindness were strong level 1 spells for sure. Sleep even gave you a decent chance versus Ankhegs from the very start, though it is not reliable enough for no-reload runs (too high a chance of them making the saving throw).
And blindness was effectively another save-or-die spell which was great at the start against single enemies too high level for Sleep, e.g. Greywolf.
For BG 3 shove being a bonus action remains a mess balance-wise - sleep is just another example of this. Make it a standard action please.
