How Does Drift Contribute to Adaptive Evolution?

But I’m not suggesting drift is not real, far from it. Drift is always with us. All I ask is how does the effect contribute positively to evolutionary change. If drift is defined as random, how can it? Bear with me or ignore me. I’m genuinely not seeing what it is that has elevated drift to a mantra that must always be inserted into RMNS these days. The fault could be entirely mine. Ask my wife.