Solution:
All you need to do is pass the current users email address into the get_avatar() function.
<?php
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
if ( ($current_user instanceof WP_User) ) {
echo get_avatar( $current_user->user_email, 32 );
}
?>
Here are some links for specifics:
get_avatar(); wp_get_current_user();
To output the profile picture
<?php
echo '<img src="'. get_the_author_meta( 'user_custom_avatar', $current_user->ID, 32 ) .'" />';
?>