Contact list no longer available in new Teams version

Dianne_NZ There's a lot to like about the new Teams but the Contact List on the old version is a very useful feature and it's just amazing that Microsoft didn't think to include it with the introduction of the new Teams.  The suggested workarounds are not satisfying so I've gone back to the old version.  Had MS included the Contacts List in the new version, there's no doubt that its adoption would be more successful.  To me, the Contacts List is such an important feature that it should have its own menu option separate from Chat.