For a widget to appear on the cover screen, it has to have the widgetCategory as "2048" and the package name has to be one of the whitelisted ones in the Samsung settings app. This app meets all those criteria.
"com.sec.android.app.shealth"
"com.sec.android.app.clockpackage"
"com.sec.android.app.voicenote"
"com.sec.android.daemonapp"
"com.samsung.accessory.berrymgr"