Ice maker stopped working

Any help with an ice maker that stopped working for no apparent reason. We have turned the freezer off, let it defrost with the hope that the intake was frozen (though the water dispenser continues to work), and this didn’t seem to work. Tried adding water directly into the ice cube tray hoping that this would cause it to resume working. No luck. We have a repair person scheduled to come see it in 5 days but would love to fix it ourselves.