* bufferSize ≥ k, then we can ignore any elements greater than this value.
   */
  private @Nullable T threshold;

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // TODO(cpovirk): Consider storing Object[] instead of T[].
  private TopKSelector(Comparator<? super T> comparator, int k) {
    this.comparator = checkNotNull(comparator, "comparator");
    this.k = k;
    checkArgument(k >= 0, "k (%s) must be >= 0", k);